Rail-anchor.



H. G. GILLMOR.

' RAILANCHGR.

APPUCAUON HLED JUNE i8. 1915.

1,251,012i A Patented Dea, 25,1912'.

Be it known dino E, Horn-irre Cuiimoiz,

e citizen of one United S'bfies, residing et Vzishington, in theDistrici', Coinmoiev have invented o nenT and nseiui improvement inRoiiunoi'iors. oi which` the Tioiiowing is :i specilcooion, accompaniedby. drawings.

This invention relates 'to oevi rail anchors, rail SteyrI K one of itsobjects is which :viii prevent iii ment #one rails of rail A objects nee acceyice to ile Constructed proviue device n.:

one piece.

l w figures l, :2 eno pion View, side eievziiiion and e s eiemion of cheici-'ice opernve po i on the rail, and 5 are, respeoiveiy, o sectioneieieveion euri a pion View iiius Eating Une manner appll i'ie device to"Liao rail and .j s a oersieotive View of 'iie mii anchor eio'moned fromme Similar ieers to simiior pars tnrougiiou elle Seremi views.

A represents me rsii, B iie cross ie and C "oh raii anchor. The oociy ofoncnor C is ransyerse to the sii and, on one end is v eiienciing r l eor silouicier E r ige off roii buse v :1. f an :angie :o the body of o.-ciiol C und arranged "o ine upper surface of ihe rsii iimt tile oase isgripper?. between the erin Gf and ody o' the enciior At the o'dier endbony o e anchor C here is por Y' above die botoin ofi fue i "Wits foceor shoulder Ye fi e edge the raii buse orriier This cnil of the 'son.treieci in Fig. 5.

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'the upper surface of the rail base` flange at ehe side of ine railopposite to sii hier N, is iiiusiraefi 1n the sectional View Fie i Thewo arms G and O may inns be brought io engage the upper surfaces therail izinge at 'opposite sides of the mii.: ansi, in this posiion, oneshoulder Wiii be beiow ne rsiii bottom, es illustrated in Fig. :mei theengegementof .the portion M Witrriie bottoni of she mii base ano. oneerm Wiii Jdie top of ehe rail oase Wili through paris K and F, beforcing' the porion V of the iioiy of the anchorl C upwardly er) ins neraii isotiom. By moving one anchor C anguiziriy on the rail Wish iieshouider'N in engagement with the edge of tne mii base the erm G Will be"Drought to 'with the upper surface the rail oase and 'ehe portion H o1the einer end of one body of ehe anchor C will one edge or the railbese. When the posirion iiiusrraed in Fig. l is reachedv Y tile upwardpressure or portion Hupon tiie'iio'eom of the rail will cause ibis endof ne bofiy of the anchor C to spring up and bring tire shouier of faceH int-o engag ment Wizii ne edge of the ruil base. n this posiion of iiedevice the rail base edges aj; opposite sicies of the raii are engagedby the feces or shoulders E endl and one 'side of the reii grippedbetween the body die anciior G and the arm G.. The rail bese, aft theother side of the rail is gripped between the portion M and its arm Oand there is some pressure'exerted by: the body or" eiie anchor C upwardupon the rail bottom l A ViVo-en first applied @to the rail the porvtionof Athe anchor C Wiiigeneraiiy not e ,in Contact with the cross ie'B.-The die [forward movement of the ry Winn it ehe anchor until the *nes'intocontec; meh she cross re'fioninlwieioii the rail tends to move istie, as illustrated in Figs. i and 2. After this position is reachedanyl 'further tendency to forward movement ot' the rail causes pressureto be exerted by portion upon the cross tie and by the cross tie uponportion M and this pressure tends to cause portion M tocant veryslightly and, therei'orc, presses the body of the anchor C upwardagainst the rail bottoni.' Moreover, since the rail base is gripped atone side between arm G and the body ot' the anchor (ci a tor- Wardmovement of the rail will carry with it this end of the anchor C andcause the anchor C to move angularly or shew slightly on the rail. Thisangular movement or skewing will cause the rail 'oase to be 4grippedbetween the i'aces or shoulders E and I and a relatively srnall movementof the rail will be sullicicnt to so increase the gripfof the anchor Cupon the rail as to resist a'll tendency to further forward moveY ment.

If, for any reason, the rail moves in backward direction it will carrythe anchor C with it and the portion M will hecarricd out of contactwith the cross tic This movement will however not ai'ect the grip 0f thedevice upon the rail and the engagement of the opposite edges of therail base kby the shoulders E and l. ..t will readily be understood thatthe device cannot he accidentally loosened or rendered inoperative.

lt willalSo be obvious that the device may he readily and cheaplyJfashioned from a sheet or plate of steel which may he cut to a desiredform and then pressed or otherwise shaped.

While l have described my invention as embodied in one form,modifications might be made without departure from the principles of theinvention. Therefore, I do not wish to be understood as limiting1 theinvention to the particular construction and a1.'- rangement shown anddescribed except so far as these, limitations are Specifically set forthin certainof the claims herein` 1. A'n anticreeper, comprising a crossbar recessed to receive the rail base flange andr engage theoppositeedges thereof held in engagement with said rail base by an arm engagingthe upper surface ot the rail base at one side of the rail and by anupward pressure exerted upon said bar at the other side of the rail by arail base and tie engagging element in tending` to assume a positionfrom which said element was sprung:

2. An anticreeper. comprisingr a cross bar having7 atwone end rail baseedge and upper surface engaging means and at the other end a shoulderheld in engagement with the rail base edge by an upward pressure exert--ed by said bar in tending to assume a position from which it was sprung.

cross tie.

manoirs 3. i rail stay, comprising a transversely disposed bar providedat one end with means for engaging the rail hase i'lange and at theother end witn a rail base edge engaging shoulder and means, in sylacedrelation to said bar, adapted to engage the rail base and a,cross tieand exert pressure upon said bar to retain said shoulder in engageinentwith the rail base edge.

vIl. .lin anticrccper. coinprisiilg a plate extending; beneath the railbase havingr upwardly extending end portions provided with shouldersengaging; opposite side edges or' the raiI base, said plate having-5 anintegral arm for supporting),r one end upon the rail base, means actingupon the other end ot' said plate and the rail base for exerting avertical pressure upon Said plate and means 'engaging a cross tie forholding one end or' said plate in spaced rclatioiA to Said 5. il. railanchor, ccunprisinfr a cross bar having;l flat upwardly extending* endportions provided with faces engaging vertical edges of the. rail baseat opposite sides of the rail, an arm engaging the upper surface of therail hase at one side of Vthe rail anda tie-engaging portion .vieldabl'vconnected to said cross bar engaging the upper surface et vtherailhetween the tie and said crossvbar and pressing one end of saidcross bar upi'ardly against the rail bottom and holding the other end orsaid cross bar in spaced relation to said tie.

6. The combination with a cross tie and a railroad rail having a baseflange, or" an anticreeper, comprisingr a plate extending beneath theflange having upwardly extending end portions provided with inner edgesengaging side edges of the base flange, said plate beingn provided withmeans for supportingF it on the base llange, and means,

,acting upon one'end of said plate, the hase vof rails, comprising.; aplate having' one edge formed with a jaw to engage the rail base at oneside of the rail and a shoulder to engage the edge of the rail base atthe other side oli the' rail and a portion ot' the other edge overturnedto VForm a tic-engaging portion provided with an arm adapted to eli--gage the upper surface of the rail base be-v tween the lie and saidshoulder.

8. The combination, with a cross tic and a railroad rail havinl,r a baseflange, of a rail anchor,y comprising a cross bar havincr flat lunvardlyextendingr cnd portions provided with shoulders engaging opposite sideedges oil-the base [lange and an arm engaging the upper si, 'lace ot'the rail base flange at one side of the rail and a tie engaging elementyieldably connected to said cross bar engaging the upper surface of therail between the tie and said cross bar and pressing' one end of saidcross bar upwardly against the rail bottom and maintaining the otherendof said bar in spaced relation to the crosstie.

9. .l one piece rail anchor, comprising a' and upper surface of the railbase at one,v

side of the rail, a portion Aadapted to engage across tie and the uppersurface or the rail base and, in spaced relation to said tie-en--gagging portion, a portion adapted to enn gage the rail base edge atthe other side-.of

the rail, the whoie Abeingr so arranged tl'ndp when said base edge andupper surface engag-ingr portion is engaging the rail base at one sideof the rail and said tie and base engaging portion is engaging the railbase at the other side of the rail, by angular movement of saidantiereeper upon the rail base in one direction, said rail base edge en@aging portion may be brought into such engagement with the rail baseedge as to prevent reverse angular movement of said cross bar upon' therail base. A

11. A one piece rail anchor, comprising a plate having base `edgegripping portions formed upon its ends, an arm` adapted to engage theupper surface. of the rail base. at one side of the railand atie-engaging poru tion, in spaced relation to said rail edge engagingportions, provided with means for engaging the upper surface of the railbase at the other sido of the-rail. the whole adapted to be placed inposition upon the rail by horizontal angular movement in relation"to therail and to be automatically locked upon the rail by thefengagenient oicthe base edge gripping portions with opposite edges of the rail base. l

l2. l one piece anticreeper cut trom a metal plate formed witliatransversely disposed body portion having; an arm and a face adapted toengage the upper surface and ed@ or the rail base at one side ot therail and a rail edge engaging face adapted to engage the rail edge althe other side of the railand a tic-abutting portion formed bv lwnili Jeedge oi said plato forwardly aiid l" it upvf-u'dly. said tiealiutting n.osi l with au arm adapted if; o? \l\. rail 'oase at 13. A rail anchor,comprisingy "a metal plate bent to trough shape one of the sidesarranged to form a tielengaging element having an arm adapted toengagethe u persurface of the rail base at one side o the rail and theother side rece-:sed to receive the rail base and grip the oppositeedges thereof and provided with an arm adapted toiengage the uppersurfaceof the rail base at the side of the rail opposite to the arm uponsaid tie-engaging portion.

14. An' antioreeper, comprising a troughshaped plate a portion of oneside of which is out away leaving a tie abutment formed with an armadapted to engage the upper vsurface of the rail base and a portion ofthe other side of which is cut avvay to form an arm adapted to engagethe 'upper' surface ofthe rail base at theside of the rail opposite tosaid tie abutment and two rail' base edge engaging faces adapted to gripoppositeedges of the rail base.

l5. A one piece device for preventing the creeping of rails blanked froma metal plate to form a transverse body having' at one end a jaw adaptedto engage the edge and upper surface of the rail base and, at the othery end, a trough shaped portion one side of which engages the tie andthe, upper surface of the rail base and the other'side of which formspart of said transverse body and has a shoulder adapted to engage therail base edge' opposite to said jaw.

16. A rail anchor, in one piece, blank'ed from a metal plate formed witha transverse body .portion having at one end a jaw adapted to engage theedgevand upper sur- Yface of the rail base and, at the other end,

a trough shaped portion one side of which engages' the tie and the upper'surface of the rail base and the other side of which forms part of saidtransverse body portion and has a face adapted to engage the rail baseedge opposite to said jaw, all so proportioned and arranged that, whensaid jaw is in engagement with the rail at one side and the tieengagingportion is in engagement With the rail base at the other side of therail, by

angular movement of said anchor upon the rail base in one direction,said rail base edge engaging face may be brought into such engagementwith the rail base edge as to prevent reverse angular movement of said cioss bar upon the rail base.

17. A rail anchor, comprising a plate having a portion of one edgerecessed and 'bent toiorm a tie-abutting portion provided With aninwardly extending arm adapted tov engage the upper surface of the railbase back of said tie-abutting. portion and the other edge' To form ashoulder adapted to engage Ithe rail base liange back of saidtie-abutting portion andwilh rail base engaging Ine-ans at the free endof said plate.

"5.55. n anticreepez7 comprising a @aus on yiedbly connected o sindplaie? an mi connected to said fie-engaging portion and engaging theupper Surface of' the mil mise behind said fie-engaging pfig'tion and aShoulder engaging che vertical fige nf he rail base at one side Of ik@mii behind said tie-engaging portm: and, at the other end, a engagingthe rai has@ ai the oher Side of 'the rail.

19. A one piece mil anchore comprising a plate anged to engage a crosstie at one side of the rail and formed wih arms engaging the rail has@at opposie sides pf he rail and a shoulder apposite one of said armsadapted automaucally to engage the edge of the mii base ange when saidanplate having at one and a @f2-engaging' Choi is o nn position t@ Leaksaid anche? in piace upon in@ mi! basa 20. A device im' @inventing thecreeping of rails, Confapi-Bing a Hansi/'arse plate recessed at oneenige L0 eceive the fail base and gip the apposite eges thereof andflanged at 'he other end on the oiier edge i@ nim a iik-engaging pmtion,said plate having, poz'tns 'thereof bent toward one another fc form armsadaped i@ engage the upper su'faee of the mii base at opposite sides ofhe'rail foward of said transverse pae and in rear of the tiengagng porLA.. n piasenc of- N. C. JENNINQS, C, B.

